Shooting between the Egyptian and Israeli armies at the Rafah border
The Egyptian Armed Forces issued a statement regarding the shooting incident between Egyptian and Israeli soldiers in the Rafah area.
The Egyptian military spokesman explained that the Egyptian armed forces are conducting an investigation by the competent authorities into the shooting incident in the border strip area of Rafah, which led to the death of one of the elements in charge of insurance.
For his part, the Israeli army spokesman, Avichai Adraei, announced that a few hours ago there was a shooting incident on the Egyptian border, and this issue is being investigated, with continuous communication with the Egyptian side about it.
Two Egyptians were killed in an exchange of fire with the Israeli army at the Rafah border crossing, while there has been no official comment from the Egyptian side yet.
The Israeli Maariv newspaper reported that one Egyptian soldier was killed during clashes between the Egyptian and Israeli armies at the Rafah crossing.
Israeli soldiers engaged in an exchange of fire with Egyptian soldiers after Egyptian soldiers fired on Israeli troops, according to the Israeli army, and contacts were made with the Egyptians for a ceasefire.
The Maariv newspaper described the incident as dramatic.
Earlier on Monday, Israel’s Channel 14 reported that Egyptian security forces “fired at an Israeli truck at the Rafah crossing” and that IDF soldiers responded with gunfire.
